{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-inheritance-unclaimed-funds-advance-fee","label":"Fake inheritance / unclaimed funds advance-fee fraud (419)","description":"Email presenting a classic 419 / advance-fee fraud scenario: a self-described lawyer, banker, government official, or widow claims access to millions in unclaimed, deceased, or frozen funds, offers the recipient a percentage share (typically 30–40%), and requires an upfront fee or personal banking details to \"initiate the transfer.\" Nigerian-prince / 419 fraud is one of the longest-running email scam categories (30+ years). FBI IC3 2024: advance fee fraud caused $55M in reported losses; actual losses are far higher as victims are often too embarrassed to report. Average victim loss exceeds $15,000.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}